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CHE CIK-PUNCH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 8, 1909.

Application led August 18, 1908. Serial No. 449,122.

T o all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GUsTAv SITTMANN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cheek-Punches, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved check punch adapted to punch holes in checks indicating the amount for which the check is drawn while at the same time impressing ink upon the check at each punched ligure or symbol as a further protection against unauthorized alteration of the check.

My invention also comprises the novel details of improvement and combinations of parts that will be more fully hereinafter set forth and then pointed out in the claims.

lleference is to be had to the accompany# ing drawings forming part hereof, wherein,

Figure 1 is a side view of a check protector embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a central section thereof g Fig. 3 is a detail plan view; Fig. 4- is a detail edge view looking from the right in Fig. I; Fig. 5 is a detail perspective of the check-holding spring-plate; Fig. 6 is an inverted plan view of thel device; Fig. 7 is a detail section taken above the check feeding roll and die plate; Fig. Sis a detail sectional view showing the punch-carrying disk and guide therefor; Fig. 9 is an enlarged central section of one of the punches and strippers; Fig. 10 is a detail section on the line 10, 10 in Fig. 9, and Fig. 11 is a detail face view of the punch and strippers.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

` A suitable frame is indicated at 1, and at 2 is a rotative disk or plate having a stem 2EL journaled in a bearing in frame 1 and provided at its upper endwith a head or operat-` ing handle 3 for manuallyT rotating the disk, said head bearing appropriate figures and symbols A. Frame 1 is shown provided with a depending guide block 4 having a bore 4a in which is located a spring 5 bearing againsta sliding pin 6 projecting from said block and adapted to enter circularly disposed seats 2b in the upper surface of disk 2, which pin and seats serve to retain the disk in proper position for operation of the respective punches.

At 7 is a plunger guided in bore 4a and bearing upon spring 5. v

At 8 is a handle pivotally connected with frame 1, as at 8a, shown supported by brackets 9 on said frame, which handle is shown forked at its inner end to straddle the stem SL and is suitably shaped at 8C to bear against the under surface of head 3 and also bent cam-like at 8b to act upon plunger 7, the arrangement being such that when handle 8 is depressed plunger 7 will be pushed down to depress disk 2, the bent part 8 of the handle moving from under head 3 permitting the latter to descend, and when the handle is released spring 5, by pushing plunger 7 upwardly against the handle, will cause the part 8C of the handle acting upon head'S to raise the latter and disk 2, whereby saiddisk is raised and lowered as required. Disk 2 carries a series of punching devices, adapted in connection with a suitable die plate, to punch holes in checks when handle 8 is depressed. The punching devices are disposed annularly around disk 2 and as they are all substantially alike a description of one will suffice as follows:-Disk 2 is provided with a series of guides or sockets 10 open from top to bottom through the disk and provided each with a vertically arranged slot 10, and in the guide 10 is a vertically sliding die-block 11 having a projection or web 11l sliding in the slot 10a to keep the block from rotating. Said block at the upper end is provided with a threaded stem or screw 12 passing through a socket or counter bore 13 in which is located a spring 14 that bears against a cap or nut 15 threaded on screw 12. At the opposite end block 11 carries punches 16 which extend downwardly and pass through holes in a printing plate or stripper 17 that is adapted to be impressed upon the check c for printing the outline of the corresponding type, as indicated in Fig. 11. Punches 16 may be rigidly connected with block 11 by casting the latter upon the punches, it being understood that the punches for each ligure or symbol will be suitably arranged before block 11 is cast upon the punches. Stripper 17 is normally dressed outwardly substantially beyond or flush with the lower ends of punches 16, and for this purpose I have shown block 11 as provided on opposite sides with vertical slots 11b in which are located metal strips v18, the

lower inwardly bent ends 18EL of which stri s enter recesses 17c in stripper 17 and t e upper bent ends 1Sb of said strips extend over block 11 and spring 14 bears u on said ends 18h, whereby said spring norma y tends to push stripper 17 outwardly, the normal position of the parts being shown in Fig. 9.

At 19 is a spring shown coiled around block` 11 and bearing against the under side of nut or cap 15 and also against guide 10, normally tending to press the punching devices upwardly, the flange of stripper 17 bearing against the under surface of disk 2 and thus limiting the upward movement of the punching devices. The disk 2 is provided with radial slots 2C that coincide with the corresponding slots 10 a, whereby the pro-- jection 11a may slide freely downwardly, said slots 2C being radially alined with the corresponding seats 2b, and receive guide iinger 2O that is secured to frame 1 and projects inwardly, whereby as. disk 2 is rotated to bring the desired punch in operating position the corresponding slot 2C will be brought in line with guide finger 20, so that when disk 2 is depressed said guide iinger will retain the disk in proper position and guide the same as it descends. The guide finger 2O is shown as having two spring like fingers 2()a bent from a plate 20b that is secured to frame 1, whereby said fin gers may be bent as required to cause accurate alineinent of the punches 16 as they descend. rlhe punches are depressed by means of a finger 7 that is secured to plunger 7 and extends in line with an opening 1b in frame 1 in position coinciding with guide finger 20, whereby when disk 2 is turned to bring one of the punching devices in operating position and then handle 8 is depressed, nger 7at will bear upon cap 15 to push the corresponding punching devices downwardly.

At 21 is a die plate located in proper position with respect to the check punching point and beneath disk 2, which die plate is provided with a suitable series of holes 21a adapted to receive the punches 16. Said holes are located in suitable formation such that the outline of any figure or symbol to be punched may be produced by such series of holes, that is to say, the punches for any figure or symbol are located in their respective block 11 in such relation that such punches will pass through the correspondingl holes 21a in die plate 21. The die plate 21 is attached to a supporting plate 22 secured in a suitable recess or opening in frame 1, plate 22 having a suitable o eninp` 22a with which the holes 21a in die p ate 21 are alined (see Fig. 7). rlhe checks a are passed edgewise through the lateral opening or recess B in frame 1 and over plates 21, (see Figs. 1 and 2), whereby when any of the punches are depressed the outline of the figure or symbol will be punched in the check.

To feed the check forwardly for each figure or symbol punched therein, l provide a feeding roller 23 shown provided with flanges 23 a adapted to bear on the check and projecting through the opening 22a of plate 22, the shaft 24- of said roller being shown journaled in bearings 25 which may be formed by punching out the metal of plate 22, as shown in Fig. 2. Shaft 24 carries a ratchet 2G adapted to be engaged by a spring-pressed pawl 27 carried by an arm 28 depending` from disk 2, which arm is shown connected with said disk by a screw 2Q in such manner that said disk may revolve without revolving the arm, the arm being shown bent around the inner edge 22C of plate 22 and by bearing on said plate is kept from rotating, yet said arm will rise and fall with disk 2, the upwardly extending part 23:t of arm 2S being permitted up and down motion relatively to edge 22", whereby as disk 2 is depressed pawl 27 will slip over ratchet 26, and as disk 2 rises said pawl will rotate ratchet 26 and roller 23 a suitable distance to feed the eheck a step forward for each `ligure or symbol punched therein. suitable back-stop spring 30 secured to plate 22 and bearing against ratchet 26 resists reverse rotation of said ratchet. The check is held -lirinly against llanges 23L of roller 23 by means of a spring plate 31, the inner end ol which is shown secured to plate 22 by being bent around at 31"L and. riveted to plate 22, and the outer part of plate 3lY is provided with a -linger piece 31b for lifting the plate. Said plate is provided with an opening 3]" alined with die plate 21 for the passage of punches 1G, and said plate 31 has bearing rollers 32 alined with flanges 23 to hear on the check to press the latter against said flanges, which rollers 12 are shown liournaled on studs 33 secured on plate 31 by ears 34V stamped out of such plate and bent around said studs.

At 35 is an inking pad, shown in the lorm of a roller journaled upon a stud 36 secured upon arm 2S, and may comprise a circular felt pad, adapted for engagement with the lower ends of strippers 17 or the raised parts 17LL thereof for inking the same as disk 2 is rotated.

TWith a check punch constructed in accordance with my iiiipim'eiiieiits, plate 31 will be lifted and the cheek slid edgewise over the plate 22 in proper position and plate 31 will then be released 5 thereupon head 3 will be rotated to bring the desired figure or symbol A of the punching devices in line with die plate 21, during which time the type forms will be engaged by the inking roller, thc stud 6 resting in the appropriate seat 2". with the corresponding slot 2C in line over guide `linger 20, and then handle 8 will be depressed whereupon plunger 7, through spring 5, will push disk 2 downwardly, (paw 27 slipping ver the ratchet 26) and siuniltaneously the corresponding punching device will be pushed downwardly by iinger 7 migaging the cap 15 until the eorrespoinling stripper 17 bears upon the cheek and imprints thereon the outline of the figure or symbol A, and

by a continued downward movement of han.- dle 8 on cap 15 the block 11 and punches 16 will be pushed downwardly and through the stripper 17, through the check and into or through the corresponding holes 21a in die plate 21, and when the handle is released the springs 5 and 19 will raise the parts to their normal position, pawl 27 thereupon through ratchet 26 rotating roller 23 one step to feed the check for the next punching operation.

While I have illustrated and described a practical embodiment of my invention it will e understood that changes may be made in details of construction shown and described without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having now described my invention what I claim is 1. A check punch comprising arotative disk, punches carried thereby and movable relatively thereto, a stripper movable with the punches and also relatively thereto, means for reciprocating the punches and stripper, the latter having a printing surface, means to ink said surface, and a die plate to coact with the punches and type form.

2. A check punch comprising a rotative disk, punches carried thereby and movable relatively thereto, a stripper movable with the punches and also relatively thereto, means for reciprocating the punches and stripper, the latter having a printing` surface, means to ink said surface, a `die plate t0 coact with the punches and stripper, and means for feeding a check step by step as punched. A check punch `comprising a rotative disk, punches carried thereby and movable relatively thereto, a stripper movable with the punches and also relatively thereto, means for reciprocating the punches and stripper, the latter having a printing surface, means to ink said surface, a die plate to coact with the punches and stripper, and means for raising and lowering the disks.

4. 'A check punch comprising a rotative disk, punches carried thereby and movable relatively thereto, a stripper movable with the punches and also relatively thereto, means for reciprocating the punches and stripper, the latter having a printing surface, means to ink said surface, a die plate to coact with the punches and type form, means for raising and lowering the disk, and means for feeding a check step by step as punched.

5. A. check punch comprising a rotative disk, punches carried thereby and movable relatively thereto, a stripper movable with the punches and also relatively thereto, means for reciprocating the Ypunches and stripper, the latter having a printing surface, means to ink said surface, a die plate to coact with the punches and stripper, means for feeding a check step by step as punched, and means for guiding the disk as it reciprocates.

6. A check punch comprising a rotative disk provided with guides, blocks adapted to reciprocate in said guides and provided with punches, strippers having holes receiving said punches, means for supporting said strippers to have movement relatively to the punches, means for operating said punches independently of the strippers, the latter having a printing surface, means to ink said surface, and a die plate for alinement with the strippers and punches.

7. A .check punch comprising a rotative disk provided with guides, blocks adapted to reciprocate in said guides and provided with punches, strippers having holes receiving said punches, means for supporting said strippers to have movement relatively to the punches, means for operating said punches independently of the strippers, the latter' having a printing surface, means to ink said surface, a die plate for alinement with the strippers and punches, and means for feeding checks after they are punched.

8. A check punch comprising a rotative disk provided with guides, blocks adapted to reciprocate in said guides and provided with punches, strippers having holes receiving said punches, means for supporting said strippers to have movement relatively to the punches, means for operating said punches independently of the strippers, the latter having a printing surface, means to ink said surface, a die plate alined with the strippers and punches, and means for raising and lowering said disk.

9. A check punch comprising a rotative disk provided with guides, blocks adapted to reciprocate in said guides and provided with punches, strippers having holes receiving said punches, means for supporting said strippers to have movement relatively to the punches, means for operating said punches independently of the strippers, the latter having a printing surface, means to ink said surface, a die plate for alinement with the strippers and punches, a check-feeding roller, a ratchet connected therewith, a dog .connected with said disk, and ad plate having rollers to co-act with said feeding roller.

10. The combination of a rotative .disk i provided with guides, blocks located in said guides, means to prevent rotation of said blocks and to permit them to slide in the guides, punches .carried by said blocks, a finger to operate said punches, a handle adapted to depress the finger and to raise the disk, a spring operating with said finger and handle to raise them, a die plate for alinement with said punches, and means for feeding checks as they are punched.

11. The combination of a rotative disk provided with guides, blocks located in said guides, means to prevent rotation of said blocks and to permit them to slide in the guides, punches carried by said blocks, a finger to operate said punches, a handle l for reciprocating the punches and stripper,

adapted to depress the finger and to raise the disk, a spring operating with said finger and handle to raise them, a stripper having holes receiving said punches, means to permit said stripper to have movement independently along said punches, a die plate for alinement with said punches and stripper, and means for feeding checks.

12. The combination oi a rotative disk, guides carried thereby, blocks in said guides, punches carried by said blocks, strippers iavmg holes receiving said punches, a spring to normally push the stripper outwardly, means to limit the outward movement oil' said stripper, a spring to raise the stripper, block, and punches, a finger to operate the stripper and punches, ka die block to co-act with said stripper and punches, and means for feeding checks.

13. The combination of a rotative disk, guides carried thereby, blocks in said guides, punches carried by said blocks, strippers having holes receiving said punches, a spring to normally push the stripper outwardly, means to limit the outward movement oil said stripper, a spring to raise the stripper, block and punches, a iinger to operate the stripper and punches, a die block to co-act with said stripper and punches, a roller having Ilanges, means Yfor operatingsaid roller step by step for each operation of the punches, a spring plate having rollers to co-act with said flanges for feeding checks, and means to operate said roller step by step.

14. A check punch comprising a rotative disk, punches carried thereby and movable relatively thereto, a stripper movable with the punches and also relatively thereto and provided with a type printing surface, means 'for reciprocating the punches and stripper, a die plate to co-act with the punches and stripper, and means for inking the stripper.

15. A check punch comprising a rotative disk, punches carried thereby and movable relatively thereto, a stripper movable with the punches and also relatively thereto and provided with a type printing surface, means a die-plate to co-act with the punches and stripper, and a pad located in position to be engaged by the stripper as the latter revolves.

16. A check punch comprising a rotative l disk, punches carried thereby and movable relatively thereto, a stripper movable with the punches and also relatively thereto and provided with a type printing surface, means for reciprocating the punches and stripper, a die plate to co-act with the punches and stripper, and an inking pad carried by the disk in position to be engaged by the stripper as it revolves.

17. A check punch comprising` a rotative disk, punches carried thereby and movable relatively thereto, a stripper movable with the punches and also relatively thereto, means for reciprocating the punches and stripper, a die plate te co-act with the punches and stripper, a roller, a spring-plate having rollers to cc-act-with the iirst named roller, a ratchet connected with said roller, an arm connected with said disk and carrying pawl to engage said ratchet, and an inking pad carried by said arm adapted to engage said stripper.

1S. A punching and printing` device comprising a block provided with punches, a stripper having` holes receiving said punches, and provided with a printing surface, means slidably connecting said stripper with said punches, and a spring` co-acting with. said means and with said block i'or holding the stripper in normal position with relation to the punches.

19. A punching and printing device comprising a block, punches carried thereby, z, stripper having holes receiving said punches, strips connected with said stripper and having projections co-acting with said block, and a spring co-acting with said strips and block.

20. A punching and printing device comprising a block, punches carried at one end thereo'l', a stripper having holes receiving said punches, a cap carried at the opposite end ol' the block, strips slidably connected with said block and also connected with said stripper, and a spring co-acting with said strips and said cap vler holding the stripper in normal position with respect to the punches.

Signed at New New York, and State oi New York, this 14th day of August, A. D. 1908.

GUSTAV SlTTMANN ldlitnesses T. F. BoUnNn, MARIE li. WArNnrr-nrr.

`York city, in the county oi A* am 

